It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.

I try to stay pretty level-headed and just do what I have to do.

Growing up in Canada, I didn't watch football much.

I'll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs.

People are going to have their opinions. Whether it's good or bad, I don't really think about it either way.

The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.